The Sociology Reference Guide series is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociologicaltopics. This volume presents a series of essays that cover an assortment of social movement theories as they apply tosociology.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Narrative & Social Movements.
2: Four Stages of Social Movements.
3: Types of Social Movements.
4: Major Social Movements.
5: The Gay Rights Movement.
6: The Women’s Rights Movement.
7: Social Movements & Violence.
8: Social Movement Theory: Mass Society Theory.
9: Social Movement Theory: New Social Movement Theory.
10: Social Movement Theory: Relative Deprivation Theory.
11: Social Movement Theory: Resource Mobilization Theory.
12: Social Movement Theory: Structural Strain Theory.
